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Via The Hollywood Reporter:

Marc Forster has come aboard to direct Christopher Robin, Disney’s live-action fantasy project centering on the human character in Winnie the Pooh.

The story centers on Robin, the adult version of the boy who in the A.A. Milne books shares his adventures with the animals of the Hundred Acre Wood. Robin has grown out of the joyful imagination he had as a young boy and is now a businessman who prioritizes work over his wife and daughter. With his home life on the brink, the last thing his life needs is the return of Pooh, who requires his help in finding his friends again. Robin has to find a way to help both sides or risk losing everything he holds dear.

The project is described as having strong elements of magical realism as it seeks to tell an emotional journey that is combined with a heartwarming adventure.

Forster's previous films include Monster's Ball, The Kite Runner, Quantum of Solace, World War Z, and Finding Neverland. The script is by Alex Ross Perry.

My personal take: As someone who is a big fan of the Winnie the Pooh world and characters, I was very skeptical/scared of the initial news that Disney was making a live-action film. However, the premise given here has me intrigued, and I'm a big sucker for magical realism. I haven't seen the director's work, but I know some of those films were received well. This news takes me from "Oh, bother" to "Might this be a smackeral of honey?"

 

[Log4Girlz]

Idris Elba as Christopher Robin

 

[H13]

Idris Elba as pooh

 

[excelsiorlef]

So the plot line of Hook...

 

[FeenixRising]

 

[Saya]

So, kinda like Paddington?

 

[Kojirospath]

So basically the plot of Hook?

 

[triplestation]

Is this the same universe as Godzilla and king kong

 

[broncobuster]

Now that's a movie I want to see. Game of Death x Mad Max Fury Road x Space Jam('s brief baseball scene).

 

[Xion385]

Idris Elba as Eeyore

 

[Discotheque]

So basically the plot of Hook?

forreal. hook without the dope director or cast or rufio.

Now that's a movie I want to see. Game of Death x Mad Max Fury Road x Space Jam('s brief baseball scene).

that would be awesome haha.

 

[donkey show]

 

[Discotheque]

So, kinda like Paddington?

doesn't really sound like paddington, which btw was an insanely charming kids film.

disney could learn a lot from that when adapting their cartoons. i'm glad this, despite deliberately cribbing from Hook, is doing something different though. sounds like it could be fun.

 

[Qvoth]

hopefully it'll be about that baseball game

 

[Dalek]

 

[Frozenprince]

...

This sounds AWFUL.

 

[Trokil]

I know Marc Forsters work and this could be incredible, if Disney lets him do his thing. But it will be very melancholic and if it is a story about growing up and adulthood, it also could be very sad.

If the let him go with his Finding Neverland or Stranger than Fiction vibe, it will be amazing.

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

hopefully it'll be about that baseball game

One thing they should absolutely steal from Hook.

 

[Deleted member 465307]

So the plot line of Hook...

So basically the plot of Hook?

Is Hook good? I've always heard of the film, and looking it up now, it looks like it had a seriously impressive group behind it. Reading the premise of Hook on Wikipedia, I definitely see the similarities between that and what this movie seems to be advertising itself as so far.

I know Marc Forsters work and this could be incredible, if Disney lets him do his thing. But it will be very melancholic and if it is a story about growing up and adulthood, it also could be very sad.

If the let him go with his Finding Neverland or Stranger than Fiction vibe, it will be amazing.

My favorite (Pooh) plot. Gosh, few films sadden me more than a couple scenes in Pooh's Grand Adventure. It's terribly wonderful.

Ah, I've seen Stranger than Fiction, but I don't really remember it. I do remember liking it.

 

[Frozenprince]

Is Hook good? I've always heard of the film, and looking it up now, it looks like it had a seriously impressive group behind it. Reading the premise of Hook on Wikipedia, I definitely see the similarities between that and what this movie seems to be advertising itself as so far.

It's not awful, but it's not terribly good beyond cheese factor either.

 

[fr0st]

If there's no baseball scene I'm gonna be disappointed.

 

[Data West]

I already saw live action Winnie the Pooh

 

[Magwik]

Winnie the Pooh ripping off Hook should at least be a serviceable movie.

 

[Frozenprince]

I already saw live action Winnie the Pooh

Yo don't mock pooh corner. Pooh corner was dope as hell. My son loves it

 

[Trokil]

So basically the plot of Hook?

Could also be similar to Stranger than Fiction which also has magical realism in it and the best part, never explains it.

 

[Deleted member 465307]

Could also be similar to Stranger than Fiction which also has magical realism in it and the best part, never explains it.

That's one of my favorite parts of my favorite magical realism films and stories. I hope that happens in this film.

 

[Frozenprince]

Can we get another animated feature film instead? Except this time maybe don't put it out on the same weekend as Harry Potter?

 

[Deleted member 465307]

Can we get another animated feature film instead? Except this time maybe don't put it out on the same weekend as Harry Potter?

I'd love that, but I expect it'd probably end up being 3D, which I'd be less happy about. :/ I also unfortunately don't see it happening soon.

 

[strafer]

Chris Pratt as Tiger.

 

[kinoki]

This weekend me and my wife sat down and watch The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. Lovely movie that stands as a true classic. Still holds up today with a ton of life lessons. Out of curiousity we also watched the 2011 movie and you can see the sudden drop in quality. This seems like the same tone-deaf approached to Pooh.

 

[Frozenprince]

This weekend me and my wife sat down and watch The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. Lovely movie that stands as a true classic. Still holds up today with a ton of life lessons. Out of curiousity we also watched the 2011 movie and you can see the sudden drop in quality. This seems like the same tone-deaf approached to Pooh.

What? 2011 pooh bear might as well be a continuation of many adventures. It's a classic.

We need a new one before John Cleese can't do them anymore.

 

[CloudWolf]

I'm eagerly awaiting the baseball scene.

 

[Trike]

Max Landis had this pitch. Weird.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7sVfEFlonTk

 

[Aaron Strife]

What? 2011 pooh bear might as well be a continuation of many adventures. It's a classic.

We need a new one before John Cleese can't do them anymore.

I definitely think the 2011 film is more obviously contemporary, but it's a great sequel and I'm glad it exists. It's on par with the many adventures.

I guess I'm game for this live action one? Take all my money Disney.

 

[wanderingprostheyltite]

Well the screenwriter penned one of the better films I've seen in the last few years (Listen Up Philip) so cautiously optimistic about this.

 

[kinoki]

What? 2011 pooh bear might as well be a continuation of many adventures. It's a classic.

We need a new one before John Cleese can't do them anymore.

The characters feel so out-of-character for so many of the scenes that the whole movie feels like the jokes were lifted from another movie. The animation is also so janky and off-putting. 2011-Pooh is not a classic. It's the same misunderstanding of the original that made Fantasia 2000 such a dud.

 

[Claude Augario]

Hook 2: Electric Poohgaloo

 

[fertygo]

Its better be about basebàll.

 

[Rest]

So the plot line of Hook...

You took the post right from my keyboard.

Can't they do something new?

 

[Rootbeer]

I loved Hook as a kid. But Hook was over 25 years ago. It's okay to try this formula again. Seems like a good franchise for it. As long as it doesn't feel like a complete retread I'm okay with it.

 

[Bishop89]

came for this

 

[MarkMclovin]

Ah the usual plot of kid grows up, forgets the life he had before, gets married, has a kid, work becomes more important because reasons (why always a business man? Why not a road sweeper or long haul truck driver?), Pooh comes back, man realizes what he has become during adventure, quits job, spends more time with family, happy ending.

Saved you a ticket guys.

 

[Sojgat]

Oh, bother.

 

[shira]

they better be playing baseball

 

[Nudull]

Yeah, this is basically Hook.

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

Weirdly enough, I'm one of the few who enjoyed Quantum of Solace but other than that, I find Marc Forster to be incredibly overrated. And that plot looks pretty unimaginative but that's par for the course for Disney's useless live-action adaptations.

 

[BudokaiMR2]

Idris Elba as Christopher Robin

Idris Elba as pooh

 

[SchrodingerC]

A live action Winnie the Pooh film? How unholy.

 

[Jimnymebob]

So the plot line of Hook...

RU-FI-O
RU-FI-O

 

[Chiaroscuro]

So the plot line of Hook...

Just thought the same.... Meh.